You know brushing young children’s teeth two times a day with safe and healthy fluoride toothpaste is proven to help protect little teeth from tooth decay. You know brushing at least once during the child care day is important. A Child Care Toothbrushing Policy can bring all of your expertise together in one document and…
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A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: Improve Your Tooth-brushing Technique with These New Language-free Tools
Picture this: smiling children without the pain of tooth decay. That’s something we all want to see. That’s exactly what the American Academy of Pediatrics did...Because life is better with teeth! The AAP simplified toothbrushing for busy parents with two new tools that use simple cartoons to deliver the message about how to brush children’s…
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Guidance for Early Childhood Oral Health Care During COVID-19 For Child Care Staff and Child Care Health Consultants: Guidance for Families
Coronavirus impacts are serious, affecting our health, economy, schools, and social interactions. But our unsung heroes haven’t missed a beat, rising above the fear and uncertainty to do their jobs for us. Child care professionals are the front-line essential workers entrusted with the most sacred job of all: caring for our children...including oral health. We…
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Tooth Talk’s # 1 New Year’s Resolution: Healthy Teeth Begin with Healthy Habits
Small, Easy Changes in Routine Boost Children’s Brushing Health While more than 90% of New Year’s Resolutions fail, the 8% that do succeed are those that keep it short and sweet. The truth is, small, real-world changes can add up to big impact...especially when it comes to young children’s oral health. The key is repetition.…
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